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Aircraft equipment problem. Air carrier lands in heavy rain and discovers that the rain repellent system has been removed from the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 316375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : maf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 316375 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The manufacturer, our airline management, and the FAA have approved to remove all rain repellent devices on our air carrier's 737 and 757. Because of this I almost went off the runway landing in austin, tx, during an unexpected very heavy rain. I sent a copy to management of our airline and received response from them. I see an accident waiting to happen if the rain repellent is not reinstalled on our aircraft. It seems the management of our airline has no regard for safety in this matter, nor the FAA or the manufacturer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. ACR LANDS IN HVY RAIN AND DISCOVERS THAT THE RAIN REPELLENT SYS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACFT.
Narrative: THE MANUFACTURER, OUR AIRLINE MGMNT, AND THE FAA HAVE APPROVED TO REMOVE ALL RAIN REPELLENT DEVICES ON OUR ACR'S 737 AND 757. BECAUSE OF THIS I ALMOST WENT OFF THE RWY LNDG IN AUSTIN, TX, DURING AN UNEXPECTED VERY HVY RAIN. I SENT A COPY TO MGMNT OF OUR AIRLINE AND RECEIVED RESPONSE FROM THEM. I SEE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IF THE RAIN REPELLENT IS NOT REINSTALLED ON OUR ACFT. IT SEEMS THE MGMNT OF OUR AIRLINE HAS NO REGARD FOR SAFETY IN THIS MATTER, NOR THE FAA OR THE MANUFACTURER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.